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SENKAKUS

JAPAN / Politics
Dec 24, 2014
Government convinces city to call off Senkakus aerial survey
Following a request by the central government, the city of Ishigaki in Okinawa Prefecture has agreed to call off an aerial survey of the Senkaku Islands, which fall under its jurisdiction.
JAPAN
Dec 23, 2014
Chinese patrol ships enter Japanese territorial waters off Senkaku Islands
Two China Coast Guard ships entered Japanese territorial waters around the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea on Tuesday, the Japan Coast Guard said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 22, 2014
Chinese military reportedly building facilities on islands near Senkakus
Several Chinese sources say China's military is building large-scale facilities in the Nanji Islands, which are closer to the Senkaku Islands than Okinawa is.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 29, 2014
SDF admiral urges prompt action on crisis management pact with China
Adm. Katsutoshi Kawano, the nation's highest-ranking military officer, has urged the early start of a "crisis management" mechanism with China amid conflicting claims with Japan over the uninhabited Senkaku Islands off Taiwan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 8, 2014
Japan, China foreign ministers in last-ditch talks over Abe-Xi meeting
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida held formal talks Saturday with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, to make last-minute arrangements for a meeting between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Chinese President Xi Jinping at this week's APEC summit in Beijing.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 8, 2014
Will they, won't they? Abe-Xi summit hangs in the balance
Japanese and Chinese ministers hold eleventh-hour talks to arrange a meeting between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and President Xi Jinping at this week's APEC summit in Beijing.
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 7, 2014
China foils H.K. Senkaku protest targeting Abe in Beijing
Three Hong Kong and Macau activists who planned to lodge a protest with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Beijing over a string of uninhabited islets in the East China Sea that are the crux of territorial disputes between China, Taiwan and Japan were barred from entering the Chinese capital, a group member...
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 19, 2014
Abe Yasukuni offering followed by China coast guard visit to Senkakus
Chinese boats sail into waters around the disputed Senkaku Islands after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe angers Beijing by sending an offering to Yasukuni Shrine.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 15, 2014
Veteran Japanese diplomat sent to China on secret mission
The trip to Beijing in mid-September was meant to help lay groundwork for an official summit between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Chinese President Xi Jinping, sources said.
JAPAN
Oct 14, 2014
Japan, China eye resumption of maritime talks by end of month
Japan and China are considering resuming negotiations for a maritime communications mechanism involving defense authorities, possibly by the end of the month, sources said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Aug 26, 2014
Hong Kong fishing boat carrying Senkaku sovereignty advocates to set sail
A fishing boat carrying Hong Kong-based activists asserting Chinese sovereignty over the Senkaku Islands will set sail again Tuesday following a failed attempt late Monday.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 23, 2014
Defense Ministry eyes space as new missile detection frontier
The Defense Ministry plans to use space more effectively to detect early signs of ballistic missile launches by North Korea and bolster Japan's defensive capabilities, a draft of its new space policy showed Friday.
JAPAN
Aug 13, 2014
GSDF to station unit on Amami-Oshima for island defense
The Defense Ministry asked local authorities on Tuesday for their cooperation in establishing a Ground Self-Defense Force unit on Amami-Oshima Island as part of efforts to boost the defense of remote islands in the region.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 5, 2014
China criticizes warnings in Japan's defense white paper as 'groundless'
China criticized Japan on Tuesday for making "groundless accusations" against Beijing in its annual defense white paper.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 5, 2014
Senkaku tensions could spark unwanted clash with China, annual defense report warns
Japan is deeply concerned that China's rapidly expanding maritime and airspace activities around the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea could trigger an unwanted clash, the Defense Ministry said Tuesday in its white paper for 2014.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 3, 2014
China's reach for leverage
China's random and sporadic acts of provocations over territorial disputes seem to fail to intimidate its opponents in the Asia-Pacific region, but each push and probe tests retaliatory assets and calls into question the U.S. capacity, and will, to come to the aid of a beleaguered ally.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 27, 2014
Chinese fishermen missing after boat sinks near Senkakus
Five Chinese fishermen are missing after a trawler sank on Friday in waters to the north of islands disputed with Japan in the East China Sea in what appeared to be an accident, state media said.
JAPAN
Jun 22, 2014
China insists on direct negotiations to resolve maritime disputes
China believes territorial disputes in the region should be settled through direct talks with the countries concerned, the nation's top foreign policy official said.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 18, 2014
Abe, Colin Powell express concern over Iraq crisis
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell agreed Wednesday on the need for diplomatic efforts to stop the escalating violence in Iraq.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 30, 2014
Abe backs up ASEAN on maritime security, prods China
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged Friday to support Vietnam and the Philippines in their territorial disputes with China, saying the use of force and intimidation to change the status quo cannot be justified.
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Bloodied Trump survives assassination attempt at political rally
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is surrounded and evacuated by Secret Service agents at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Trump was rushed off stage at the rally after shots rang out.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
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Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
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